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INSIDE
Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912
USC soccer recruit is youngest on US. Women's National Team.
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www.daily trojan.com
April 13, 2005
Vol. CXI. VI. No. 56
Genocide
In 1994, 800,000 people died in Rwanda. This week, hundreds of USC students took time to reflect during a discussion and a screening of'Hotel Rwanda.'
By KATHERINE BECK
Staff Writer
pril 7,1994, began as a regular day.
Eighteen-year-old Frieda was cleaning up leftover cake from her sister’s birthday party. Suddenly, soldiers stormed into the living room. A soldier brought Frieda into the hallway and threatened to kill her if she did not undress. When Frieda refused, the soldier viciously beat her.
Another soldier told Frieda’s family they deserved to die for aiding in the president’s assassination. The family did not even know that the president had died. What began as a regular day would be the start of the unforgettable nightmare of the Rwanda genocide. Over the next 100 days, nearly 1 million Rwandans would be murdered.
A hush fell over students, faculty and community members as they
listened to Frieda Nyiramana, a genocide survivor, recount her story.
"It’s as if you went home tonight, and tomorrow soldiers came in the morning to kill you," Nyiramana said.
Nyiramana was part of a panel discussion Tuesday in Doheny Library, which concluded a two-day event sponsored by the peace and conflict studies program in conjunction with the School of International Relations and the Center for Religion and Civic Culture.
Nyiramana told of her childhood growing up in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. She talked about how the well-developed city closely resembled typical American culture in the '80s.
With successful parents, Nyiramana went to a good school and loved hanging out with friends and watching “The Cosby Show” on TV.
“When people think of Rwanda, they think of uncivilized African villages... I lived in a big city,” Nyiramana said.
"Just because it isn’t happening next door to you doesn’t mean it's not important,” she said. "Next time it could be you.”
The panel also featured Bill Brummel, executive producer and co-writer of the History Channel documentary "Rwanda: Do Scars Ever
I see Rwanda, cage 6 I
Kathenne Beck 1 Daily Trojan
Remembering Rwanda. I rieda Nyiramana, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, recounted her gripping personal story at a panel discussion Tuesday at Doheny Library. Behind her is the photograph of a someone still awaiting tnal for his role in tlie Rwanda genocide, 11 years after the killings.
Research searches for new ways to prevent injur}'
Study will also look at how gender and age could affect the likelihood of athletes seriously injuring their ACL.
By MONIQUE RAD
Contributing Writer
As women participate more in sports, the rates of some athletic injuries have also increased, and knee injuries are becoming extremely common among female athletes.
The National Institute of Health recently approved a $1.2 million grant for USC to lead a three-year study titled “Project Prevent,” which will examine the underlying causes of female knee injuries and promote training solutions for injury prevention.
Christine Pollard, "Project
Prevent" manager, said an analysis of collegiate soccer players during the early 1990s found that 31 percent of females had an anterior cruciate ligament injury, compared to only 13 percent of males — bolstering the case for USC's study.
The ACL stabilizes the knee and prevents the joint from extending or twisting too far. Force behind certain athletic movements can cause the ligament to tear, inducing swelling, pain and movement problems that often require surgery.
Pollard said the majority of these injuries occur without direct con-
tact. They can result from movements such as running, cutting in a different direction, decelerating or landing.
Soccer players are the most susceptible to this type of injury because of the movement patterns their sport requires, said Pollard, an assistant professor of research physical therapy biokinesiology and physical therapy.
The study is headed by principal investigator Christopher M. Powers, associate professor of biokinesiology and physical therapy and director of USC's Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory.
The study will be a collaborative effort with help coming from several institutions, including the USC departments of biokinesiology and physical therapy and preventive med-
icine; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s department of epidemiology; Santa Monica Orthopedic Group; and the Competitive Athletic Training Zone in Pasadena.
Susan Sigward, project manager for "Project Prevent,” said USC is a good fit to handle the study.
“There has been a history, in this department, of studying injuries in female athletes," said Sigward, assistant professor of research physical therapy biokinesiology and physical therapy. “USC also has the sheer resources and a strong surrounding soccer community."
ACL injuries have been debilitating for some USC athletes.
Meghan Mainwaring, a junior majoring in public relations and a i see ACL. page 11i
Students
retaliate
anti-eay
o j
message
One student steals picketer's anti-homosexuality sign. Another student designs a poster mocking the man.
By ANNA JEWETT
Staff Writer
Students reacted with intensity to the protest of an anonymous picketer who cited Bible passages in expressing anti-gay sentiments Tuesday afternoon in Hahn Pla/.a near Student Union.
His presence incited some students to actively respond. Tht man was on campus holding a sign denouncing homosexuality for about three hours.
Throughout the day, students would argue with the man, at times attracting a crowd of about 30 students.
Holly Painter, a sophomore majoring in English, decided to more actively protest the picketer.
She purchased yellow poster-board from the bookstore and wrote, “This man has nothing better to do with his life than spread hate, pathetic, huh?" Painter then drew an arrow that pointed to the man and stood next to him.
The picketer said that he was speaking out in early protest of today's Day of Silence sponsored by the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Assembly.
“That organization is having an event, and I came here to provide an alternate view,” he said.
The man initially refused to give his name and then later said he was
I see Proteat page 6
INDEX
The Fisher Gallery on campus is displaying “Insatiable Desires. “ 7
A
Westwood actually shouldn f be the envy of USC students. 4
News Digest......2 Lifestyle-----— 7
Upcoming....._..2 Classifieds —12
Opinions.______4 Sports------16
WEATHER
Today: Sunny. High 72, low 53.
Tomorrow: Sunny. High 73, low 53.

INSIDE
Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912
USC soccer recruit is youngest on US. Women's National Team.
16
www.daily trojan.com
April 13, 2005
Vol. CXI. VI. No. 56
Genocide
In 1994, 800,000 people died in Rwanda. This week, hundreds of USC students took time to reflect during a discussion and a screening of'Hotel Rwanda.'
By KATHERINE BECK
Staff Writer
pril 7,1994, began as a regular day.
Eighteen-year-old Frieda was cleaning up leftover cake from her sister’s birthday party. Suddenly, soldiers stormed into the living room. A soldier brought Frieda into the hallway and threatened to kill her if she did not undress. When Frieda refused, the soldier viciously beat her.
Another soldier told Frieda’s family they deserved to die for aiding in the president’s assassination. The family did not even know that the president had died. What began as a regular day would be the start of the unforgettable nightmare of the Rwanda genocide. Over the next 100 days, nearly 1 million Rwandans would be murdered.
A hush fell over students, faculty and community members as they
listened to Frieda Nyiramana, a genocide survivor, recount her story.
"It’s as if you went home tonight, and tomorrow soldiers came in the morning to kill you," Nyiramana said.
Nyiramana was part of a panel discussion Tuesday in Doheny Library, which concluded a two-day event sponsored by the peace and conflict studies program in conjunction with the School of International Relations and the Center for Religion and Civic Culture.
Nyiramana told of her childhood growing up in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. She talked about how the well-developed city closely resembled typical American culture in the '80s.
With successful parents, Nyiramana went to a good school and loved hanging out with friends and watching “The Cosby Show” on TV.
“When people think of Rwanda, they think of uncivilized African villages... I lived in a big city,” Nyiramana said.
"Just because it isn’t happening next door to you doesn’t mean it's not important,” she said. "Next time it could be you.”
The panel also featured Bill Brummel, executive producer and co-writer of the History Channel documentary "Rwanda: Do Scars Ever
I see Rwanda, cage 6 I
Kathenne Beck 1 Daily Trojan
Remembering Rwanda. I rieda Nyiramana, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, recounted her gripping personal story at a panel discussion Tuesday at Doheny Library. Behind her is the photograph of a someone still awaiting tnal for his role in tlie Rwanda genocide, 11 years after the killings.
Research searches for new ways to prevent injur}'
Study will also look at how gender and age could affect the likelihood of athletes seriously injuring their ACL.
By MONIQUE RAD
Contributing Writer
As women participate more in sports, the rates of some athletic injuries have also increased, and knee injuries are becoming extremely common among female athletes.
The National Institute of Health recently approved a $1.2 million grant for USC to lead a three-year study titled “Project Prevent,” which will examine the underlying causes of female knee injuries and promote training solutions for injury prevention.
Christine Pollard, "Project
Prevent" manager, said an analysis of collegiate soccer players during the early 1990s found that 31 percent of females had an anterior cruciate ligament injury, compared to only 13 percent of males — bolstering the case for USC's study.
The ACL stabilizes the knee and prevents the joint from extending or twisting too far. Force behind certain athletic movements can cause the ligament to tear, inducing swelling, pain and movement problems that often require surgery.
Pollard said the majority of these injuries occur without direct con-
tact. They can result from movements such as running, cutting in a different direction, decelerating or landing.
Soccer players are the most susceptible to this type of injury because of the movement patterns their sport requires, said Pollard, an assistant professor of research physical therapy biokinesiology and physical therapy.
The study is headed by principal investigator Christopher M. Powers, associate professor of biokinesiology and physical therapy and director of USC's Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory.
The study will be a collaborative effort with help coming from several institutions, including the USC departments of biokinesiology and physical therapy and preventive med-
icine; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s department of epidemiology; Santa Monica Orthopedic Group; and the Competitive Athletic Training Zone in Pasadena.
Susan Sigward, project manager for "Project Prevent,” said USC is a good fit to handle the study.
“There has been a history, in this department, of studying injuries in female athletes," said Sigward, assistant professor of research physical therapy biokinesiology and physical therapy. “USC also has the sheer resources and a strong surrounding soccer community."
ACL injuries have been debilitating for some USC athletes.
Meghan Mainwaring, a junior majoring in public relations and a i see ACL. page 11i
Students
retaliate
anti-eay
o j
message
One student steals picketer's anti-homosexuality sign. Another student designs a poster mocking the man.
By ANNA JEWETT
Staff Writer
Students reacted with intensity to the protest of an anonymous picketer who cited Bible passages in expressing anti-gay sentiments Tuesday afternoon in Hahn Pla/.a near Student Union.
His presence incited some students to actively respond. Tht man was on campus holding a sign denouncing homosexuality for about three hours.
Throughout the day, students would argue with the man, at times attracting a crowd of about 30 students.
Holly Painter, a sophomore majoring in English, decided to more actively protest the picketer.
She purchased yellow poster-board from the bookstore and wrote, “This man has nothing better to do with his life than spread hate, pathetic, huh?" Painter then drew an arrow that pointed to the man and stood next to him.
The picketer said that he was speaking out in early protest of today's Day of Silence sponsored by the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Assembly.
“That organization is having an event, and I came here to provide an alternate view,” he said.
The man initially refused to give his name and then later said he was
I see Proteat page 6
INDEX
The Fisher Gallery on campus is displaying “Insatiable Desires. “ 7
A
Westwood actually shouldn f be the envy of USC students. 4
News Digest......2 Lifestyle-----— 7
Upcoming....._..2 Classifieds —12
Opinions.______4 Sports------16
WEATHER
Today: Sunny. High 72, low 53.
Tomorrow: Sunny. High 73, low 53.